It is very rare to come across a song written for the congregation that is about what we do when we find ourselves in times of trouble. By that I am referring to the creative expression in song of times when you are beset on every side by opposing forces. So much is written about […]
Read More Psalm 38 – When I Find Myself In Times Of TroubleThey look to be prospering. They get high positions and wield the power like they are to rule forever. The poor and needy look to be the first to suffer. It’s unfair. It’s not right. It’s upsetting. It’s aggravating. No wonder we are prone to fret, get anxious, worry and that leads to taking matters […]
Read More Psalm 37 – Don’t Worry About A ThingThe Psalmist once more starts off this Psalm with a portrayal of the wicked person that understandably isn’t complimentary. The main focus, however, is to the God of righteousness and steadfast love. It gets me thinking about what steadfast love is all about and why it is so closely linked. It’s around this time that […]
Read More Psalm 36 – About Steadfast Love and RighteousnessIt is a beautiful and a profound psalm to exclaim when you’ve just experienced what David experienced. To have gone through that episode and taken that particular course of action and see God come through for him in that way. It’s an amazing Psalm. It reminds me of the word ecstatic. I just imagine David […]
Read More Psalm 34 – Taste, See, Teach to Taste, See …It is an incredibly self-centred world we can live in. The immediacy and urgency of the now in me and the needs that drive me from outside and within can allow perspective to be very small. changes take place that appear to put me at a disadvantage while others who don’t share my beliefs are […]
Read More Psalm 33 – Get Some PerspectiveThere is talk about needing to forgive yourself. I understand that – it can be quite something when the biggest weight of condemnation is the one you place on yourself. Yet, forgiveness is not primarily something we should be looking to do to ourselves. First and foremost the issue of forgiveness should be seen in […]
Read More Psalm 32 – ForgivenCredit where credit’s due. James Earl Jones had a brilliant voice. The guy who gave us the menace in the utterances of Darth Vader was a masterful orator in his own way. Morgan Freeman has distinctive tones that also does much for the listener. For these and other noted speakers it is something about the […]
Read More Psalm 29 – Something About His VoiceIt would be very tempting when it appears as though evil is prevailing to slip into some of it. The Psalmist was aware of the sorts who would put up a good front but behind the smiling eyes would lurk the menacing type who would betray in a heartbeat. He was aware of the types […]
Read More Psalm 28 – Sticking With HimWaiting. Circumstances can determine how you wait. If the situation is pressing, there may be something of the urgent that makes waiting very difficult. How often we need to let God know what time it is and how He needs to be quick. This Psalm is great for helping with waiting. This reminds us that […]
Read More Psalm 27 – How To WaitThe Psalmist was not perfect. Neither was he writing from a position of never having done a thing wrong in his life. Nevertheless the claims he makes in this Psalm are bold ones. Very bold ones indeed – trusted in the Lord without wavering, walked in his integrity, washes his hands in innocence before God. […]
Read More Psalm 26 – Bless Him Because We Belong to Him
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